Endobronchial lipoma in a patient with Churg-Strauss syndrome

Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2006 Jun;54(4):283-5. doi: 10.1055/s-2005-873010.

Abstract

Churg-Strauss syndrome (CSS) is a disorder characterized by hypereosinophilia and systemic vasculitis complicating a preexisting asthma. We report here a case of CSS with an endobronchial lesion, initially considered to be an endobronchial granuloma of CSS, which was finally diagnosed as a lipoma, a very rare benign tumor of the tracheobronchial tree. To our knowledge, this is the first case in the literature presenting with these two rare entities.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Bronchial Neoplasms / complications
  • Bronchial Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Bronchial Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Churg-Strauss Syndrome / complications
  • Churg-Strauss Syndrome / diagnosis
  • Churg-Strauss Syndrome / pathology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lipoma / complications
  • Lipoma / diagnosis
  • Lipoma / pathology*
  • Middle Aged
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed